How do I program a hyperlink to include a username and password to the target site?

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Published on 2010-05-25T00:21:53Z Indexed on 2010/05/25 0:31 UTC
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We have a website with a section restricted to members only. They log in and can view the website.

Some of the information is stored on another server. We want that information to ONLY be accessible to those who have logged into the main website.

What would be the best way to link the two sites, without making members log in again? Seems like there must be some way to send an encrypted username and password along with the URL in the hyperlink.

Any ideas? Thank you in advance.

Fred G.

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